I help corporations and institutional investors manage dynamic environmental, social and governance risks through a corporate governance lens. I have particular expertise in the climate change-related exposures under corporate and securities (rather than 'environmental') laws - including directors' fiduciary duties and financial reporting/disclosure obligations.

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I apply a cross-disciplinary approach, harnessing experience in areas from atmospheric science to finance and investment. My work at the forefront of international developments with institutions from the Bank of England, United Nations PRI and the European Union, allows me to provide practical, progressive advice to listed corporations, investors and government agencies in Australia.

I am an experienced director, currently sitting on the board of one of Australia's largest superannuation funds, and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. I have taught the Australian Institute of Company Directors' CDC for more than a decade.

Career highlights

Recent international experience

Bank of England Prudential Regulation Authority - report on Climate Risks for the Insurance Sector, on which Mark Carney’s seminal ‘Tragedy of the Horizon’ speech at Lloyds of London was based (September 2015).

Guidance for directors by the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative: Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century (2016).

Legal risk partner in a global consortium report commissioned by the European Union on Financial System Risks Arising from the Energy Transition (2016-17).

ESG risk management advisor to a range of Australian listed corporations (and their boards) in the banking, insurance, asset management, superannuation, government and infrastructure development sectors.

Instructing solicitor on a brief to Mr Noel Hutley SC (October 2016) that is widely cited as the authoritative exposition on directors' duties with regard to climate change risk in Australia.